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Heirs of Eternal Silence

I wrote this poem about the young men and boys of various countries who fought in the first world war . Forever Remembered. Heirs of Eternal Silence Prismatic fragments of glass unmoved, Laid strewn across the barren School-room floors, a wall of blackness Mirrors my emptied mind, All faculties’ departed each memory Of chalk, of dust erased, wide-eyed And frayed a harlequin of dreams Dispatched, hurled as if satchels In a heap, Crestfallen a world In pieces weep, sworn to heel, A babe to arms, beauty choked. Tender the breast offered to the world, A son, dispensed the feathered quill No inkling of an infant remains The screaming playground of my doom Without meddle, memories flawless sleep, Below the parapet steeped; gulls sprawled; Unmeasured in poppy fields they lay. A rainbow of colour swayed In ceaseless prayer, virgins of fallen men, Young heirs of eternal silence cursed? As seasons wilt the flowering of neophytes in bloom Clinging, strangled the golden chalice vine Sprawling, sacrificial love sipped from the Cusp of suckled time; relentless, the restless spades. Hope murdered; in lawful play? Imposed by blind spectators, Crushed, victims of cruel pleasures A pendulum of breathless waves. A wholesome sacrifice cried " Mother " Shallow a grave , a name unknown in disquiet rest Empyrean shroud, lacquered dull brilliant grey; To kiss blindly the hand of God; That blew from the Skeptic air eternal love. As the eyes of Judgment downwards cast Favour without voice or conscience served. Adorned no saviours head of Laurels found Reflections sombre, wrapped in tears , Discovered ghosts of pleasures past , Embodied, claret drained from each soul bled And kissed farewell; above a world unknown Turning tides; full circle, life breathes in you? Heirs of Eternal Silence rest. Young heirs of eternal silence blessed?

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Date: 2/12/2024 8:33:00 PM
a bold and creative write - you have an artistic eye and intuitive mind - well composed
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Daniel Caplin
Date: 2/13/2024 12:29:00 AM
Many thanks for your uplifting comments Mat, and for taking the time to look at my poems , it's truly much appreciated . Danny

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